ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR, SENIOR (5223)

CLASS SUMMARY:
Supervises environmental Inspectors and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal environmental protection programs.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
The Environmental Inspector, Senior is the fourth in the four level environmental inspection series, and is responsible for supervising the other three levels. The Environmental Inspector, Senior is distinguished from the Environmental Inspector II by its responsibility of leading or managing projects as well as having full supervisory authority.

QUALIFICATIONS
(These qualifications are typically required. An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted.)

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a closely related field, including two semesters (or equivalent quarter units) of college level chemistry and four (4) years of laboratory, hazardous materials, process control experience, or environmental inspection; including two years of lead or project management experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (position requirements at entry and depending on area of assignment):

Desirable Qualifications (likely to contribute to more successful job performance; can often be learned on the job):

DUTY

NO.

TYPICAL CLASS ESSENTIAL DUTIES: (These duties and estimated frequency are a representative sample; position assignments may vary depending on the business needs of the department.) Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

FRE-

QUENCY

Supervises staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; providing technical guidance to staff; ensuring staff are trained; and making hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations.

Daily

30%

Manages staff inspecting industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional facilities for compliance with federal, state and local codes and regulations including: determining applicable regulations; determining the frequency of inspections; and reviewing compliance with permit conditions.

Daily

15%

Manages staff that are addressing illegal discharge into the sewer and storm distribution system and determining the appropriate actions for mitigating these impacts and any legal actions.

Varies

0-15%

Reviews notices of violations, permits, fact sheets and other documents prepared by the inspectors and technicians to determine if documents are complete and accurate and enforcement actions are appropriately applied.

Daily

25%

Reviews new and revised regulations and procedures to ensure applicability to the program, determine how the regulations will be applied, determine the need for new guidelines, and determine if code requirements are practical, applicable and warranted.

Daily

Handles inquiries from the public relating to the pretreatment program and disseminates information as appropriate.

Daily

Develops performance based goals and objectives of the inspection program to include reviewing budget implementation plan, determining the scope of the work and the means and measures for accomplishing tasks, evaluating program outcomes, and making changes as necessary to increase performance.

Weekly

10%

Prepares semi-annual and annual reports to be submitted to the Regional Board and the EPA for the pretreatment and the stormwater programs.

Weekly

Analyzes and interprets laboratory data from wastewater and stormwater source including: determining monitoring priorities; choosing sampling methodologies and pollutant parameters; developing site maps; and, preparing summaries of findings.

Varies

0 - 15%

10.

Oversees management of the database to ensure that appropriate level and detail are collected to allow adequate management of inspection frequency, enforcement response, and development or changes in pollution prevention programs.

Varies

0 - 15%

11.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

As Required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Check all that apply to performance of the essential duties of the job):

Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and travel.
The job typically requires physical requirements defined as Medium Work.
_____Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
___ Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.
__X__ Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
___ Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
_____Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

CLASS CODE: 5223
DEPARTMENT: Varies	ACCOUNTABLE TO: Varies	FLSA STATUS: Exempt

X	Climbing	X	Kneeling		Crawling
X	Balancing	X	Lifting	X	Reaching
X	Stooping	X	Fingering	X	Standing
X	Talking	X	Grasping	X	Walking
X	Hearing		Feeling		Pushing
	Crouching	X	Seeing	X	Pulling